JUDGMENT/ORDER

M.S.SONAK, J. - Heard Mr Shane Gomes Pereira, who appears with Mr Sujay Kamulkar for the petitioners and Mr D. Pangam, learned Advocate General who appears along with Mr Geetesh Shetye and Mr Shivdatt Munj, learned Additional Government Advocates for the State.

2. Rule in both these petitions. The Rule is made returnable immediately at the request of and with the consent of the learned counsel for the parties.

3. In both these petitions, the immediate relief was to issue a Writ of Mandamus directing the Joint Mamlatdar of Bardez to dispose of the tenancy/mundkar proceedings pending before him expeditiously and preferably within a time-bound schedule.

4. Having regard to the facts and circumstances set out in the two petitions, there was no difficulty in issuing the mandamus as prayed for. Even the learned Advocate General made a statement that the Joint Mamlatdar of Bardez would dispose of the proceedings within six months. This statement was accepted, and the respective Joint Mamlatdars were directed to act accordingly. However, these petitions were not disposed of because we were informed that several tenancy and mundkar cases are pending before the Mamlatdars and the